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Ribozyme

/ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/

A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.

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    A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.

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rasnounAn Ethiopian king or prince.
deoxyribozymenoun(biochemistry) Any catalytic form of DNA, most of which act as enzymes that cleave RNA
riboendonucleasenoun(biochemistry) An endonuclease that acts upon RNA
riboexonucleasenoun(biochemistry) An exonuclease that cleaves RNA
ribozymologynoun(rare) The study of ribozymes.
diribonucleotidenoun(biochemistry) A small segment of RNA consisting of two ribonucleotide monomers
ribohydrolasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a riboside
replicasenounan enzyme that catalyses the replication of a single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule
partzymenoun(biochemistry) A fragment of an enzyme
ribosylasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses ribosylation.
ribonucleasenoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.
dnazymenoun(biochemistry) Synonym of deoxyribozyme.
hammerhead ribozymenoun(genetics) Any of a class of self-cleaving RNAs found in some viroids.
ribooligonucleotidenounAny oligonucleotide derived from RNA
aptazymenounAn aptamer fused with a ribozyme
ribonucleosidenoun(biochemistry) Any nucleoside component of RNA.
riborepressornounA section of RNA that represses a biochemical function
rnasenounAbbreviation of ribonuclease. [(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.]
ribonucleotidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the dephosphorylation of a ribonucleotide
polyribonucleotidenoun(biochemistry) A biological macromolecule consisting of multiple ribonucleotides

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